ATFP Senior Fellow to Participate in Oct. 20 Panel on McCain, Obama, and the Middle East
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 13, 2008 - 12:00am

ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish will participate in a panel discussion at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, Mon., Oct. 20.  The event will also be broadcast on a live webcast via the Wilson Center website. Event Details:McCain, Obama, and the Middle East: The influence of Domestic Politics on U.S. Policy.  October 20, 2008: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Speakers: Graeme Bannerman,Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute and Former Chief of Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee


Welcoming remarks by ATFP President Ziad J. Asali at the Third Annual ATFP Gala,
Speech by Ziad Asali at RItz Cartlon, Washington DCAT - October 12, 2008 - 12:00am

<< Back | Home | Next:National Anthems >> Oct. 12, 2008 I want to begin by talking about dignity, which is at the core of what we do at the American Task Force on Palestine:  Defending the dignity of the Palestinian people in their land, and dignity of Palestinian- and Arab-Americans in their land too.


Welcoming Message by Hussein Ibish at ATFP Third Annual Gala
Speech by Hussein Ibish at RItz Cartlon, Washington DC - October 12, 2008 - 12:00am

<< Back:National Anthems | Home | Next:Henrietta Fore >> Welcome. My name is Hussein Ibish, and I am a Senior Fellow at ATFP. I will be the emcee of tonight’s problem. I am going to be keeping this stopwatch going and so I will be the martinet as well.


Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad Reaffirms Commitment to Self-Empowerment, Peace at ATFP Gala
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 12, 2008 - 12:00am

Washington, DC, Oct 13 – While strongly criticizing Israel’s occupation policies, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the audience at the Third Annual American Task Force on Palestine Gala on Oct.


ATFP Hosts Palestinian Stone and Marble Delegation
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 6, 2008 - 12:00am

The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) held a reception on Monday, Oct. 6th to welcome a delegation of Palestinians from the Stone and Marble Industry. The reception, held at the Capital Hilton, brought the 15-person delegation together with ATFP Board Members and staff, as well as leaders from the Arab-American community, including PLO Mission Charge’ d’ affaires Dr. Nabil Abuznaid and Commercial Attache Ramzi Issa.


Abbas, Bush stress need for peace push
Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In The Jerusalem Post - September 25, 2008 - 12:00am

Sep. 25, 2008 AP and HILARY LEILA KRIEGER , THE JERUSALEM POST US President George W. Bush told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday that the United States has not given up hope on an agreement to create a Palestinian state. "I appreciate your determination and your desire to have a Palestinian state," Bush told Abbas in front of reporters before a White House meeting. "I share that desire with you. It's not easy."


'Making Sense of the Arab-Israeli Nightmare'
Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In Washington Report On Middle East Affairs - September 1, 2008 - 12:00am

IN A JUNE 27 panel entitled “Making Sense of the Arab-Israel Nightmare” held at the New America Foundation in Washington, DC, speakers discussed the lessons to be learned from past administrations and prospects for the Bush administration in its final months, as well as prospects for the next administration. Ghaith al-Omari, a former policy adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Daniel Levy, former senior policy adviser in the Israeli prime minister’s office, and Aaron Miller, author of The Much Too Promised Land, addressed the Arab-Israeli conflict largely as an inherited problem.


American Charities for Palestine signs “Historic” Partnership Agreement with USAID
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - August 31, 2008 - 12:00am

Washington, DC, August 1 – Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with American Charities for Palestine (ACP) initiating a partnership to help harness the generosity of the American people to help meet Palestinian humanitarian needs. USAID Administrator Henrietta H. Fore, who presided over the ceremony, described this achievement as “historic” and “the first of its kind.”


Partnering for peace Zionist, Arab groups share interns for summer
Media Mention of Alison Becker In Washington Jewish Week - August 20, 2008 - 12:00am

Every June, countless young people descend on Washington, D.C., and immerse themselves in the traditional internship experience: attending think tank briefings, conducting research at the office and, of course, networking at happy hours. This summer, Ben Schildkraut, Dana Montalto and Dana Pozza took part in this ritual, though it differed in some respects from the average internship program: They spent their time working to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and they did it on behalf of organizations on "each side" of the conflict.


Israel’s Political Situation Dims Hopes for Peace Deal
Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In The New York Times - August 1, 2008 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — The official line in Washington, Jerusalem and Ramallah is that the decision by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel to resign will not affect American efforts to negotiate a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians before the end of the year.



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